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Bots de Garra 226 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 98 wins and 73 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 31 losses; Corona Virus!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nice sprawl there from Virus as Toehold shoots in.
Virus stuffs the takedown attempt from Toehold. Toehold gets slowly back to his feet.
Virus clinches up with Toehold and pushes him back against the ropes.
Virus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Toehold gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've been informed that Virus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Toehold pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Toehold is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (0) Virus
Virus looking for a sweep. Not yet Virus, not yet.
Virus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virus pulls Toehold in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virus keeping moving, preventing Toehold from controlling successfully.
Toehold won't allow Virus to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Virus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Toehold preventing the sweep.
Virus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Virus controls Toehold momentarily but Toehold frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virus has Toehold pulled in close to control his posture.
Virus wants to sweep here but Toehold controlling him for the moment.
Toehold controls from within his opponent's guard.
Virus is trying to control the position but Toehold postures up.
Virus is controlling Toehold's posture.
Virus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Virus controls Toehold momentarily but Toehold frees himself.
Virus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Virus looking to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Virus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toehold is one step ahead there.
Virus is controlling Toehold's posture.
Virus looking to control.
Toehold won't allow Virus to sweep him here.
Virus working a defensive guard here.
Toehold might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Toehold tries to free his leg and advance position but Virus is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Virus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toehold is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Virus controls Toehold momentarily but Toehold frees himself.
Virus keeping moving, preventing Toehold from controlling successfully.
Virus pulls Toehold in close to prevent any damage.
Virus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Virus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Virus is trying to control the position but Toehold postures up.
Toehold passes into half guard.
Virus is looking to improve his position.
Virus is looking to get back to full guard here but Toehold has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (5) vs (0) Virus
Virus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Virus is trying to control Toehold's posture but Toehold avoids it.
Virus is being controlled here.
Virus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Virus wants to control but Toehold postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toehold controls the position from side control.
Virus is trying to control Toehold's posture but Toehold avoids it.
Virus is trying to escape the position but Toehold is controlling the position.
Virus struggling a bit here.
Toehold taking a breather here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Virus is not content to let Toehold control the position.
Virus prevents Toehold from improving position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Virus is looking to regain half guard here but Toehold keeps moving and retains side control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Virus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Virus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Virus keeps Toehold under control for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Virus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Virus is looking to regain half guard here but Toehold keeps moving and retains side control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Virus struggling a bit here.
Virus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toehold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Virus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Toehold's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Virus trying to hold on to Toehold's head to control him but Toehold postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Virus is not content to let Toehold control the position.
Virus manages to get to full guard.
Virus has his hands on Toehold's head, controlling the position.
Virus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (5) vs (2) Virus
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is refusing to be controlled, as Virus sits in half guard.
Toehold wants to improve his position but Virus is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Virus is trying to control the action in half guard but Toehold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Virus is looking to advance position but Toehold won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
Tommy Toehold seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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